MADYMO : a crash victim simulation computer program for biomechanical research and optimization of designs for impact injury prevention.

MADYMO is a compact general purpose computer program package for two or three- dimensional crash victim simulations. The program predicts the kinematic and dynamic behaviour of the victim during the crash, based on data of the victim, the environment, the safety devices and the crash conditions. This paper discusses some recent applications of this program package, with special emphasis on the validity of the model and computer aided design aspects.